The Book Thief
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-375-84220-7 |
| ISBN-10 | 0-375-84220-9 |
| Author | Markus Zusak |
| Publisher | Alfred A. Knopf |
| Lexile | 730L |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Synopsis | It is 1939. Nazi Germany the country is holding its breath. Liesel Meminger find her life changed when she unearths a single object from the snow. It is The Grave Digger’s Handbook left there by accident at her brother’s funeral, and it is her first act of book thievery. But these are dangerous times. When Liesel’s foster family hides a Jewish man in their basement Liesel’s world is both opened up and closed down [From the softcover edition.] |
| Themes | War and Conflict; Prejudice and Stereotypes |